Alabama ICPC Processing and Data Collection:
Alabama conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
ICPC Placement Checklists
* Electronic Transmission Accepted and/or Used as: S = Sending; R = Receiving; L = Locally;
|
Adoption |
Foster |
Foster-Adopt |
Parent |
Relative |
Residential |
Electronic Transmission Accepted * |
| ICPC 100A (Placement Request) |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| ICPC – 100 B (if child is in the Receiving State) |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Home Study Report |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
|
| Court Order |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Medical Documentation/History |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Criminal History |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
|
| Criminal Background Check/Verification |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
|
| Education and Training Verification |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
|
| Financial/ Medical Plan to support placement |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
|
|
| Social History/ Case Plan |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Medical plan to support placement |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Title IV-E Status |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Supervisory/ Progress Reports |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
Date of Receipt - Home Study
Alabama determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date stamped in the ICPC Office.
Alabama designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements:
Private Contract Services - Home Study
As the Sending State, Alabama will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:
Criminal Records Checks
Alabama requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Alabama requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
|
Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
|
|
|
y |
|
| Relative |
|
|
|
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
|
|
|
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
|
|
|
y |
|
| Adoption |
|
|
|
y |
|
| Parent |
|
|
|
y |
|
Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study:
|
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
|
y |
y |
|
| Send home study request to Local office |
|
y |
y |
|
| Send home study report to Sending State |
|
y |
y |
|
Wait/Processing Times
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Public
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of educational training):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait times for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 15-30 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
Alabama offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
Wait Time for ICPC Decision
| Foster Care |
Relative |
Relative - Foster Care |
Parent |
Foster - Adopt |
Adoption
(Public) |
Adoption
(Private) |
Adoption
(Independent) |
| 6- 9 months |
2-3months |
6- 9 months |
2-3months |
6- 9 months |
6- 9 months |
1- 30 days |
1- 30 days |
Data Collection
Alabama collects, tracks and reports interstate data via:
- Other: Manually (By hand)
State System (SACWS or Other Computer System/Database)
Alabama collects, tracks and reports interstate home studies via:
- Other: Manually (By hand)
State System (SACWS or Other Computer System/Database)
